Effect of low energy ion beam irradiation on wettability of narra (Pterocarpus indicus) wood chips

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms

Volumn 242, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 41-44

  Ramos, Henry J ^a   Monasterial, Jonathan Lee C ^a   Blantocas, Gene Q ^a,b  

^a University of the Philippines ^*  (Philippines)

^b WEST VISAYAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (Philippines)

Author keywords

Hydrophilic; Hydrophobic; Low energy ion source; Narra

Indexed keywords

ION BEAMS; IRRADIATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE TREATMENT;

HYDROPHIBIC; HYDROPHILIC; LOW ENERGY ION SOURCE;

WOOD;

CHIPS; PTEROCARPUS INDICUS; RADIATION EFFECTS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 28544450619     PISSN: 0168583X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nimb.2005.08.003     Document Type: Conference Paper

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